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Mysticism
Mysticism is "a constellation of distinctive practices, discourses, texts, institutions, traditions, and experiences aimed at human transformation, variously defined in different traditions."
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We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing, a wakefulness that is the birthright of us all, though few put it to use.
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― The Essential Plotinus
― The Essential Plotinus
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The LSD phenomenon, on the other hand, is—to me at least—more interesting. It is an intentionally achieved schizophrenia, with the expectation of a spontaneous remission—which, however, does not always follow. Yoga, too, is intentional schizophrenia: one breaks away from the world, plunging inward, and the ranges of vision experienced are in fact the same as those of a psychosis. But what, then, is the difference? What is the difference between a psychotic or LSD experience and a yogic, or a mys
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― Myths to Live By
― Myths to Live By
Among the most easily recognized mystic communications are riddles, parables, fables, woven in …more
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